In the evening, the sunset is so beautiful.
Huo Qubing came to the Jinxiu Garden of the back house, where Zhuo Qingke lived.
In the room, she lay on the jade pillow of the bed, sobbing softly.
Huo Qubing stopped outside the window and did not enter the house.
The big cat was also opening the window, checking for movement like him.
The guy hooked his hind paws on the beam of the corridor outside the door, hung upside down on the golden hook, and looked into the bedroom.
Huo Qubing came over suddenly, and it was startled.
One person and one cat, looking up and down at each other.
The big cat raised its paw and pointed into the room, meaning: Your wife is crying, let me watch the fun.
When two maids saw Huo Qubing at the door, they hurriedly bowed and saluted, and reported in a low voice: "In the afternoon, someone from the Zhuo family came to visit. They said some words. After they left, the lady went back to the room..."
Huo Qubing hummed, thought for a while, turned around and left again.
The big cat blinked its eyes, curled its tail, climbed onto the rafter, and left.
It climbed to the roof and glanced at the huge Hou Mansion, feeling somewhat proud.
The rolling palaces and even the roofs of the entire Chang'an are its territory, and no one can stop it when it comes and goes.
The big cat has a feeling of being invincible.
With a low roar, Fat Tiger sat in the courtyard below, blinking at the big cat with his eye-catching tiger eyes.
The big cat waved its paws and jumped away from the roof first.
Meow meow meow!
Outside the Hou Mansion, several female cats gathered together to look for the big cat after the sun went down.
The big cat came to the outer wall of the Hou Mansion and listened carefully. Through the meowing of the female cat, he could tell which female cat was waiting for it.
Some cats meow softly and lingeringly, some cry like they are complaining, delicate and graceful, and some scream hoarsely and are very bold.
The big cat listened for a while, but didn't hear the meow of his favorite cat. He turned around in one direction and walked over the wall.
It also has a sweetheart in the south of the city who never comes to him. The big cat thinks that the little female cat is the best and plans to go there to have a good time.
"Did the big cat provoke all the female cats in the city?"
Huo Qubing returned to the back house and said to Liu Qing.
Liu Qing had just finished feeding his son Huo Shan, and opened his clothes slightly, revealing his delicate collarbones, which were dazzlingly white.
On her feet was a pair of satin embroidered shoes, and the smooth insteps with light cyan blood vessels appeared and disappeared under the skirt as she walked.
Liu Qing became a little plumper after giving birth to Huo Shen, but her appearance was even more graceful than before.
"The big cat fell into someone's trap of looking beautiful cats.
Knowing that it is our cat, there are more traders selling cats in Chang'an than before.
Someone bought a beautiful female cat and wished that the big cat would come over at night and serve her with delicious food and drink. If the big cats don't want to go, the cat owners of each family will drive their carriages and horses to deliver the cats over in person at night. "
"Big Cat is like choosing a concubine every day. There are many wives and concubines."
Liu Qing returned to the dormitory, took off her outer skirt, and walked towards the clear pool in the back hall with long legs.
Huo Qubing was surprised and said, "You put so much effort into it?"
"Well, Xiu Yi and the guards of the Forbidden Army will strictly check all people or things entering and leaving the house, including big cats, including their traces. I only found out after they reported it.
Most of them are businessmen trying their best to make money. They probably want to get the female cats pregnant and come to contact us. "
Liu Qingdao: "I have asked the palace doctors to give medicine to the big cat. It will not harm it, but it will not impregnate the female cat for a period of time. These people will only waste their efforts, otherwise we will not have kittens in our home. In groups.”
Huo Qubing was stunned.
The scheming operation surrounding a cat feels no less than his use of soldiers on the battlefield.
You come and I go.
"So, there are countless big cats and female cats. No wonder they go out in a hurry every night."
"Do you envy big cats?"
Liu Qing slid his body into the clear pool, turned around and asked enchantingly.
Huo Qubing also entered the pool. The slightly hot water immersed his body in it, which was quite comfortable.
"Big Mao is different from me. I have always been attentive. I am satisfied with Qing'erqi." Huo Qubing said seriously.
Liu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and gave him a look that seemed satisfied with his answer.
Huo Qubing immediately launched an offensive.
The night is long and the pond is rippling.
In the middle of the night, Huo Qubing entered the study and practiced sitting exercises to warm up his body's strength.
When the exercise was over, he separated his consciousness and looked to the other side.
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Outside the Great Underground Wall in the Imperial Tomb, Fei Dan was checking on the ethnic group in front of him.
Fei Dan was one of the generals who attacked the Great Wall.
They have currently stopped their offensive on the Great Wall.
The number of ethnic groups is not infinite. The attack on the Great Wall for a period of time has reduced their numbers, and they are currently in a truce period.
Feidan overlooking the Great Wall.
The magnificent city wall, which is more than thirty feet tall, stands like a mountain and is stained with blood.
The bronze figurine at the top of the wall stood motionless, with a curse on it that would destroy civilization.
Over the past hundred years, 'their' tribe has been awakened from their slumber three times and attempted to attack the Great Wall.
The first time, the war lasted for two months, and the awakened troops and horses were exhausted, posing almost no real threat to the Great Wall on the other side.
The second time, the awakened troops launched an offensive against the Great Wall, which lasted for nearly four months, but still failed to achieve a breakthrough.
This Great Wall sealed them to the north of the wasteland, making it difficult for them to advance.
Damn the Qin people, now there are more Han people... Fei Dan felt a deep hatred for the Qin and Han dynasties.
This hatred comes out of nowhere, without any reason.
Feidan's thoughts fluctuated.
He was confused about his own memory. He had no memory or concept of where he came from and how he was born.
He only knew his identity as one of the eight generals of the tribe who had awakened this time.
The mission is to capture the Qin Great Wall ahead...
On the other side, Huo Qubing opened his eyes in the study and frowned slightly.
So far, no valuable information has been obtained from this Feidan.
Huo Qubing had already checked all the memories in his consciousness.
The night is long.
The next afternoon.
To the east of Chang'an City, there is a mansion with three entrances.
Zhuo Ping is the head of a branch of the Zhuo family. He is forty-one years old. He is married to Liu, the daughter of a merchant family.
The two relied on Zhuo Huai, Zhuo Qingke's father, to do business together. The family also moved from Hanoi to Chang'an. The family assets increased several times in more than ten years, and they were considered a wealthy family in Chang'an.
Zhuo Ping and Zhuo Huai are cousins.
Zhuo Qingke called him his uncle and his wife Liu as his aunt.
At this time, Zhuoping and his wife were sitting in the lobby of Zhuoping's home. At the head was Zhuoping's mother, Zhang, holding a mahogany crutch and wearing a satin silk brocade robe, gorgeously dressed.
"You went to visit the Marquis Mansion yesterday and came back a little late. I haven't asked Zhuo Qingke yet if he agreed?" Mrs. Zhang paused and said with her cane.
Ms. Liu has a long and thin face, a small mole on the tip of her eyebrows, and a bit of charm and beauty in the corners of her eyes. She whispered:
"She is now the concubine of the champion, no more than before.
We went to ask for permission and finally got in.
The troops outside the Marquis' Mansion, as well as the inner courtyard of the Mansion, searched us seven or eight times before letting us in. They didn't know if there was anything in the house that they were worried about, so they didn't regard us as their own family members and guarded us against thieves. Follow us. "
"No one even looked at the gifts we took over. We asked the servants to take them and put them aside. There was no need to take them over.
Zhuo Qingke didn't care about the relationship at all, and refused, saying that it was okay if she could help herself, but it was troublesome for the Marquis. She couldn't speak, no matter what she said. "
Zhang's face had deep wrinkles and sunken eye sockets, and she raised her eyebrows: "Have you ever made it clear that our requirements are not high?
Huaiyu is also her sister, so asking her to ask the champion to arrange a suitable marriage for us is not difficult, right? Why not? "
Mrs. Liu muttered: "She just said no, what can I do.
Is it possible that we can force others to help arrange marriage arrangements, just like we, Huaiyu, can't find a good family? "
Zhang said: "We don't require the kind of champion marquis. If she can enter the marquis' mansion, then the marquis's wife is the princess, and all the people who come and go are clan members. She can choose one of them to marry my family's Huaiyu.
When Huaiyu enters the clan, he will be a help to them.
Although our family is not considered a prominent one, we are beautiful and dignified and not worthy of a prince. Wouldn't it be okay to marry into a branch of the clan?
How is Huaiyu's appearance worse than her, Zhuo Qingke's? "
Mrs. Liu said: "That's what I said too, but she just refused. I asked her to take me to see the champion, and I explained it myself, but she didn't agree either."
Zhang's face darkened: "I'm afraid she has forgotten that her father disappeared and she was in a state of destitution before marrying into the Hou Mansion.
She just entered the Marquis Mansion and doesn't recognize any of our relatives. How can this be true? "
"We feel we are related to her, but others may not."
Mrs. Liu said: "When we asked her for other things before, we just opened our mouths and got a lot of excuses.
Maybe my daughter-in-law has a low reputation, so if she goes, she won't dare not agree.
Otherwise, I, Mrs. Zhuo, will point my nose at her and scold her to death. Let’s see how many days she can have a good life for this kind of person. "
Mrs. Zhang snorted: "Then I will go to the Hou Mansion in person to see if she should respond or not."
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Huo Qubing went to attend the court meeting in the morning and came to the military mansion in the afternoon to see the ordnance prepared by the Mohist family.
The Han Dynasty had been fighting for several years and had many prisoners and plenty of labor.
At present, a straight road has been built from Chang'an to the northeast, which is equivalent to a highway in this era. It can save a lot of time for marching and transporting various materials.
The straight road from Chang'an to the northwest is also under construction.
The famous Qin Zhidao has been used for thousands of years and was still used in later generations during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The straight road from the northeast to Chang'an is mainly responsible for transporting metal ores, which are prepared by ink workers into various utensils.
In the past period of time, Ji Qiu has been gathering Mohist practitioners from all over the world.
Today, there are nearly a hundred master ink craftsmen under the command of the Forbidden Army.
There are more than 420 second-level Mohist craftsmen.
They brought out more than 2,600 apprentices and craftsmen who could open furnaces and forge utensils.
When Huo Qubing came over, there were many vehicles and horses outside the military mansion, transporting various utensils.
The supplies sent to Chang'an not only came from all over the Han Dynasty.
From Chang'an to the south, waterway transportation to remove body poisons is also being laid.
From the body poison, the supplies transported to and from various countries in the Western Region, including the Da Yueshi, the Xiongnu and the Far North further north, are also gradually increasing.
When I came to the military mansion at this time, I saw materials from all over the world gathering, and I especially felt that the Han Dynasty was becoming more powerful at an alarming speed.
To the south of the military mansion, there are rows of buildings stretching for several miles, which are connected with the suburban camp of the Forbidden Army.
This area has become a place for digging and preparing various utensils.
It is the output of these preparations that promotes the development of Dahan, with full firepower.
Huo Qubing got off Jin'an's back and scanned the distance.
With abundant resources, a hero and good ministers, and an invincible army, how far can the Han Dynasty go in the end?
When Huo Qubing entered the military mansion, the various battalions of the Forbidden Army were queuing up to receive the newly forged secret pattern swords.
After this period of accumulation, the secret war knives have been distributed to each camp of the Forbidden Army.
Horse war spears forged using a similar method are still being prepared.
"Master Marquis, the clan has recently focused on our ordnance, saying that it will be under the supervision of the Young Mansion, and also wants us to provide all kinds of combat preparations to the heavy cavalry that is being formed."
When Ji Qiu saw Huo Qubing, he decisively reported:
“Several clan members from the clan came several times, checked everywhere, and forced their way into the military mansion.
They actually found that building heavy cavalry was too expensive. They want to seize armaments from us and save their expenses. "
The clan had previously pushed hard to build a heavy cavalry. Although the emperor agreed, he asked the clan to pay for it.
At that time, the clan felt that it was a dream to have such a heavy cavalry branded as a clan.
Unexpectedly, setting up an army costs money like water.
After more than a month, they almost cried, so they started to think of other ways and turned their attention to the military mansion.
Huo Qubing said: "If you have extra knives and spears, it doesn't matter if you give some to the heavy cavalry. They are all weapons and equipment of my big man. But if you want to gather the preparation camp of the Bingfu under the command of the Shaofu, it will get stuck in our necks, haha."
"Next time someone comes to mention this matter, let the stationed imperial guards slap them. I will be responsible for anything that happens."
Ji Qiu's eyes narrowed in laughter and he agreed loudly.
It was almost evening when Huo Qubing returned home after visiting the military mansion.
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